MEDTEC France — The Exhibition and Conference Addressing the Technical Sourcing Needs of Medical Device Manufacturing Companies
"As the population demographic of the world has changed, so has its demand for healthcare. With an increasingly aged population, the demand for medical products (devices) has increased and shows no sign of slowing. With a high rate of reinvestment in R&D and innovation, the manufacture of medical devices continues to grow in the region of 9% annually in order to meet the demand of healthcare providers around the world [...] ".
Traditional marking methods present some problems. For example, ink-based technology is messy, poses environmental concerns, and is limited in material application. Hot stamping or dot peening methods cannot be used to mark medical devices because they create inclusions on the material, providing a home for bacteria. Chemical etching is cumbersome, inflexible, and slow.
Lasers have become the preferred means of marking medical products because of their precision, reliability, throughput, cleanliness, and low maintenance requirements.
Laser welding is a clean technique with no consumables or hazardous chemicals that could require special handling. There are no glue, fumes or solvents to deal with, and laser welding generates no particulates that would need careful cleaning after bonding. Plus, there are no glue nozzles to clean or replace. Not having to deal with hazardous chemicals for processing or cleaning contributes to the growing of this green sealing method for the medical field.
LASEA exhibit ont booth 127
Come to discover our workstation that will be running with our laser plastic welding appplication.